Perception Of The "Significant Others" On The Practice Of Exclusive Breastfeeding Of Nursing \Iothers With Infa:\Ts Aged 6-12 Months In The Dangme West District

The general objective of the study was to describe the perceptions of the nursing mothers and of "significant others" that is the peers, husbands, grandmother of the infants. and health workers in relation to the practice of exclusive breast feeding in the Dangme West District.

Specific Objectives:

To describe the perceptions of nursing mothers with infants aged 6-12 months, and that of their husbands. peers, mothers on the practice of exclusive breastfeeding and to describe the kind of support and advice available to nursing mothers, so as to incorporate their perceptions in Health Education Programmes. r 1I achieve the objective of the study, the Focus Group Discussions (FGD's) were chosen as the maJOr technique to collect qualitative data. The FGD's were conducted in five (5) communities in the Dodowa sub-district namely. Doryemu. Ayikuma. New Town. Lower and Zongo,

A survey questionnaire was administered to 100 nursing mothers with infants aged 6-12 months. The nursing mothers were recruited from MCH clinic records and Immunization returns and visiting their homes to request an interview with the

mothers. These served as index cases to identify the husbands, grandmothers and reers. A checkli~t \as used with the Health workers. The pretesting of the FOD gUllb and the questionnaires for both the nursing mothers were done in the Salem Community of the Dodowa Sub-district.

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AMA, A (2021). Perception Of The "Significant Others" On The Practice Of Exclusive Breastfeeding Of Nursing \Iothers With Infa:\Ts Aged 6-12 Months In The Dangme West District. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/perception-of-the-significant-others-on-the-practice-of-exclusive-breastfeeding-of-nursing-iothers-with-infa-ts-aged-6-12-months-in-the-dangme-west-district

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AMA, ABIGAIL "Perception Of The "Significant Others" On The Practice Of Exclusive Breastfeeding Of Nursing \Iothers With Infa:\Ts Aged 6-12 Months In The Dangme West District" Afribary. Afribary, 15 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/perception-of-the-significant-others-on-the-practice-of-exclusive-breastfeeding-of-nursing-iothers-with-infa-ts-aged-6-12-months-in-the-dangme-west-district. Accessed 18 May. 2024.

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AMA, ABIGAIL . "Perception Of The "Significant Others" On The Practice Of Exclusive Breastfeeding Of Nursing \Iothers With Infa:\Ts Aged 6-12 Months In The Dangme West District". Afribary, Afribary, 15 Apr. 2021. Web. 18 May. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/perception-of-the-significant-others-on-the-practice-of-exclusive-breastfeeding-of-nursing-iothers-with-infa-ts-aged-6-12-months-in-the-dangme-west-district >.

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AMA, ABIGAIL . "Perception Of The "Significant Others" On The Practice Of Exclusive Breastfeeding Of Nursing \Iothers With Infa:\Ts Aged 6-12 Months In The Dangme West District" Afribary (2021). Accessed May 18, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/perception-of-the-significant-others-on-the-practice-of-exclusive-breastfeeding-of-nursing-iothers-with-infa-ts-aged-6-12-months-in-the-dangme-west-district

Perception Of The "Significant Others" On The Practice Of Exclusive Breastfeeding Of Nursing \Iothers With Infa:\Ts Aged 6-12 Months In The Dangme West District

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